Life sure has it's ups and downs

I had two calls on my voice mail when I got home from work last night.  Both were the same, from my brothers, telling me that my sister, Jeanie, had passed away.  Not totally unexpected, but a bit of a surprise, anyways.  She had been in a nursing home with my other sister (same room, even!) until she died last year.  Jeanie was devastated and I don't think she ever recovered from her loss.  With Mom and Dad both gone, and now her sis, too, I believed it was only a matter of time.  They are all together now in a happy place.  I have a visual of them that is comforting.  I hope it is true.

I AM NOT HERE

Don't stand by my grave and weep,
For I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint of snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning, hush.
For I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circle flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand by my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die.

Hopi Grief Song/Prayer
 

Jeanie was everyone's favorite.  I will miss her.